Hello Thomas,
Sounds like you're trying to take advantage of the IBM Infoprint Server PDF generation functionality.
We have a couple of components that can help automate exactly as you're describing.
RJS Infoprint Integrator - Intercepts Infoprint generated PDF's and queues them up for processing via your own custom programs or our Email Report Server/400 product.
Feel free to contact me directly if you would like to learn more or discuss.
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Richard Schoen
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message: 5
date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:58:57 -0500
from: "Thomas Garvey" <tgarvey@xxxxxxxxxx>
subject: output queue automatically creates email from spool file
We have a client with an output queue which is supposed to function as
follows: any spool file placed in that queue gets converted to a pdf and sent as an attachment to recipient(s).
However, spool files intended for certain users never receive their email and the spool file gets changed to a HLD status.
My presumption going in was that there would be a data queue associated with the output queue that receives a data queue entry when a spool file arrives in the RDY status. So, I would look for that program that is monitoring
that data queue, right? Nope. The WRKOUTQ display indicates the output
queue has no associated data queue.
So, is there some OTHER way that a process could be monitoring an output queue for a spool file arrival? I could imagine a never-ending program that somehow wakes up in some cycle and calls an API to lists the entries in the output queue and goes from there, but why would anyone write that? Data queues associated with output queues have been around forever. Perhaps I am exposing my ignorance here, but I'm always ready to learn.
BTW, the client knows of no non-IBM vendor software owned that would perform this function.
Thanks
Tom Garvey
midrange.com
